subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz 
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to furnish with a subsidy: such as
a
: to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy
b
: to aid or promote (someone or something, such as a private enterprise) with public money
subsidize soybean farmers
subsidize public transportation
subsidizer
noun
Examples of subsidize in a Sentence
The state subsidizes housing for low-income families.
She feels that private businesses should not be subsidized by taxpayers.
The company subsidizes health insurance for its employees.
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The plan would lock El Cerrito into a 99-year lease at a BART Plaza housing development, effectively subsidizing a developer by building out space the city may not need — in a development whose financing depends on conditions that no longer resemble the environment in which this plan was conceived.
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James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
But leaders in New York — where more than two-thirds of NJ Transit’s World Cup passengers are expected to board — have blasted the price, calling on FIFA to subsidize the cost of transportation to the games.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
As Cato added, conservatives love that Hungary subsidized religion and families, but church attendance and birthrates fell nonetheless.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Here, restaurant owners pay certain employees less and diners subsidize their wages.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
But leaders in New York — where more than two-thirds of NJ Transit’s World Cup passengers are expected to board — have blasted the price, calling on FIFA to subsidize the cost of transportation to the games.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
As Cato added, conservatives love that Hungary subsidized religion and families, but church attendance and birthrates fell nonetheless.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Here, restaurant owners pay certain employees less and diners subsidize their wages.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to aid or furnish with a subsidy
subsidizer
noun
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